Let's Put TN Patients and Community Pharmacists Over PBM Profits Pass SB 1617/HB 1398
Nashville, TN
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Thank You for supporting TN patients and community pharmacies by voting YES on the TN Patient ACT! @janicebowlingtn
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Thank You for supporting TN patients and community pharmacies by voting YES on the TN Patient ACT! @ScottyIsOn
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We are grateful to @ATT for generously donating $10,000 to #DismasHouse. Tom Stearns, Dismas House, Board Chair; Kathy Sager, AT&T Tennessee Regional Director of External and Legislative Affairs; and Gerald Brown, CEO, Dismas House gathered for the check presentation. #nashville
"According to a study by the IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science, PBM rebates charged to drug manufacturers in 2019 amount to $143 billion, which added nearly 30 cents per dollar to the price you pay for your prescription drugs."
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So many states are putting PBM's in their place...when will Tennessee?
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State Legislatures across America are working to hold PBM's accountable.
Let's do our part in Tennessee
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From @PNS_News:
Tennessee Patients Struggle with Rising Prescription Drug Costs - pnsne.ws/3djhNOu
"For a patient going through cancer ... anything we can do to make the process easier for them is of paramount importance. " - Dr. Schleicher before TN House Insurance Subcommittee
Thank you Dr. Schleicher for helping us pass this UNANIMOUSLY! @TNOncology
Tennessee Oncology's Dr. Stephen Schleicher strongly supports Tennessee Senate Bill 1617, ending middle men from artificially inflating drug costs for health plans as well as giving patients the freedom to choose any pharmacist they prefer. shar.es/aoyhf3
TN Patient ACT HB 1398 just passed out of Insurance Subcommittee UNANIMOUSLY ➡️ House Insurance Committee
Will you pass this vital legislation?
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Drug expenditures keep going up.
Plan sponsors and patients are paying
more.
And those middlemen, the
PBMs—they’ve not only gotten
powerful, they’ve also gotten rich.
Very, very rich. And they’ve done it
at the expense of plan sponsors and
consumers.
Let's put Patients First
“Because of the abusive practices by the PBM, neighborhood pharmacies are getting screwed by transaction fees that are unjustified and unregulated by unconscionable clawback provisions that can be up to a year later on drugs that have already been sold." - @sparflorida
“According to one estimate, PBMs fail to pass $120 billion back to consumers, and retain another $30 billion in additional out-of-pocket costs.”
~ “YOU CAN BLAME PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS FOR HIGHER DRUG PRICES,” @RealClearHealth
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#TNLeg will address the high costs of medications in 2021. Pharmacy Benefits Manager actions do not always prioritize the interests of the pts or even the enrolled client -a small business, company. Too many layers between pts & their care #BillOnTheWay
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